The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-25

labor, etc, in the erection of the mill,
in addition TO the machinery and supplies,
which come from LAGRANGE.
Abiding TO the yellow fever report sent
out by the discharged telegraph operator at
Jacksonville, the Pensacola Commercial
says: THE joke, however, was Witt all
over. 1t is related of him that some years
ago, when the celebrated pedestrian, Mrs.
Potts, was walking from Philadelphia to
New Orleans and back, John was living at
| Pollard, Ala The people of that little town
were expecting the arrival of the pedes-
trian, and the whole town was out await
ing glimpse of her as she should pass; at
length she was espied far down the railroad
track, and tine eager pOpulace set out and
escorted her through the town, and accom-
panied her about mile farther, when they
were surprised to see her commence 'shuck-
ing herself She pulled off her dess, one
or two petticoatS, 1erked off her bonnet, and
to the gaze of the amazed people there
stood revealed the we'll known face and form
of their townsman, John G. Witt, Esq"
A man giving his name as Frank Otis,
and his residence as New York, came to
Jacksonville the first of last week, and has
since been spending considerable time and
money in Hazen's saloon. He frequently
showed checks which he had in his posses
sion, which he claimed had been paid to him
by Armour a. Co., of Chicago, in payment
for some cattle. The man went to the State
Bank of Florida and presented check for
about $500 which he wanted paid. The
bank told him that it would require identi-
fication, and asked for the name of some
one who could vouch for him. He named
Adams 81 Smith and W. II, Hazen, both
firms being acceptable with the cashier.
He then returned to Hazen and produced
check for 50 20 which he asked Hazen to in
dOrse. Thinking it of little value,
he careessly put his name on
what startled and surprised when he heard
later that the man had presented a check
for $500, and had received the money on it.
Hazen Immediately started out in search of
the fellow. He was at Bettilini's, and will
lingly went back TO the bank. He stated
then that the check was good, and said he
would refund the money if they had any
doubts about its genuineness. This was
satisfactory to Hazen & Co. and the bank,
and all the money except $50 was handed
over, and to secure this he pawned some
watches which he had in his possession,
and was then released from custody.
After his release an answer to telegram
sent to Armour q Co. stated that the paper
was forgery, and that no check for either
So 20 or 1920 had been given out by them;
also that they knew no such man. After
receiving this telegram a search was made
in hopes of finding him again, but it was no
use. He had made good use OF his time in
getting out of the town.
Tavares Herald: For nearly two weeks
past rumors have been in circulation that it
was the intention of certain persons in
Eustis to publicly insult Maj. St. Clair
| Abrams on the occasion of his speaking
there The committee in charge of the in
terests of Tavares, after making inquiry
and investigation. were much surprised to
| learn tnatthe Eustis committee had actually
written Mr.. Williams, of Jacksonville,
Offering to employ him to come TO Lake coun-
| ty and speak at Maj. st. Clair Abrams meet
| ing in opposition TO Tavares, although well
knowing that MacWilliams was bitter
personal enemy of Maj Abrams. Aside
| from the manifest improperly of calling
upon any person not citizen of Lake coun-
| ty to take part in purely local contest, it
must be evident to all unbiased readers that
| had MacWilliams accepted the offer there
could have been but one result Maj.
Abrams would have declined to permit him
to speak at any of the meetings, and another
personal encounter between the two would
have followed That MacWilliams had the
| good sense to see that this was a contest in
| which he could not with propriety take
| part, and the good Judgment to de-
| cline, cannot in any way lessen the gravity
of the error committed by the Eustis com
mittee for surely they must have foreseen
! the result. 1t was not likely that the hun
dreds of friends of Maj Abrams in this
county would have quietly stood by and
seen him made the subject of a deliberate
| insult. They would have resented it, and
| the consequence would have been depiorable
in the extreme. Indeed, so agitated did
they become on the prevalence and persist
| ency of these rumorS, that the Tavares COM
mittee determined to make an effort to pre-
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turb the harmony Of the canvass. They,
| therefore, addressed a letter to q
number of prominent citizens of Eustis,
| saying, among other things: at is scarcely
necessary for this committee to state that
the many friends of Mr.. St Clair-Abrams
III this county will not permit him to be-
come the object of insult in q county in
which he has resided for over twelve years,
and of which he is one of the Oldest citizens
| The committee therefore, ask you to aid
them in preventing anything so deplorable
| as is threatened i'll the reports mentioned
Mr. st. Clair-Abrams will be happy to
meet and divide time with any citizen of
Eustis or Lake county who may desire to
discuss with him the questions involved in
| the county seat contest at the meeting of
Oct. "A. But the committee will not con
| sent for any person not a resident of Lake
| county to take part in that meeting, which
| is called by them and for which they have
hired and paid for the use of the hall The
committee desire that they will receive from
| you the assurance that nothing will be per-
united by the citizens of Eustis to disturb
the harmony of the meeting, and ask from
you reply to this letter giving such as
surance. Weare very truly yours. Signed
| by T. W. Greenslitt, w. B. Tucker,
Robert Bryan, George A. Butler, VIM.
l.. Freeland, Reese Fowler, Jabez H.
Sears, S. B. Harrington, Alfred st.
Clair Abrams, w. H. Latimer. We are
glad to state that in response to this letter
nave come numerous assurances that the
people of Eustis will not permit anything
to occur to disturb the meeting on the night
of Oct. "A, and all the writers agree
in declaring that no one but citizens OF the
county will be allowed to speak We are
also glad to note that these letters convey
the assurances that the threats referred to
are condemned by the great majority of the
citizens of Eustis, who will not permit the
makers of them to carry them out.
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